Clothesline tower



Sept. 25, 1934.

J. SALA CLOTHESLINE TOWER Filed Jan 23, 1935.

Patented Sept. 25, 1934 Joseph Sala,Brooklyn,t N.Y; Application January23, 1933, SerialNo 53,040

Claims. (Cl. 189-33)- This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a clothes linetowerr .,The invention has for an objectthe construetion ofa clothesline tower which is characterized 5,by asteel or the like tower supported on a suitable foundation such asconcrete, and an arrangementupon ,said tower for accommodating the outerends of clothes lines. 7

As a still furtherobject of this invention, it is proposed, to support aplurality of transversearms upon the tower in a particularfashion forsupporting theouter ends of clothes lines.

Still further the invention proposes an arrangementwhereby saidtransverse arms may be ,ad-

justed to various positions upon said tower.

Furthermore, as another object of this invention, it is proposed to.provide an arrangement whereby the transverse arms are automaticallylocked in positions when they are moved to the horizontal positionsin'which they are used. Stillfurther the invention proposes theconstruction of a clothes line tower which is simple and durable andwhich may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of theobjects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the 3d; invention are more particularly setforth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes line tower constructedaccording to this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view takenon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modifiedarrangement of the device.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged front eleva- 40.,tional view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing a modified arrangement of thedevice. The clothes line tower according to this invention comprises aconcrete foundation 10 supporting a steel tower comprising four cornerangle irons 11 extending upwards. The angle irons 11 are formed from aplurality of small sections joined together by rivets. The connectionbetween the sections preferably should comprise engaging the ends of thesections adjacent and into each other, clearly shown in Fig. 2, andriveting the overlapping ends together. A plurality of horizontal angleirons 12 are connected between the four corner angle irons 11 so as toconclude the formation of the tower. These horizontal a both of the.sides of the tower.

angle irons 12 are arranged in groups of four on the same horizontalplan. a i

The corner angle irons 11 are arranged to taper towards each other sothat the tower construction is larger at the bottom than atthe top. Aplural-- ity of horizontal transverse arms 13 are supported upon thefront of the tower so as to extendat These transverse arms serve forsupporting pulleys 14 upon which the clothes: lines are engaged.Vertically, the transversearms are spaced so asjto be suitable for thedifferent stories of a building'provided with the lines for associationwiththe clothes line tower. The transverse arms are also angle irons asclearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. 'An 4 angle iron construction of thetower and trans-'1 verse arms insures great rigidity necessary insupporting the; clothes line and the clothes carried thereby. a

In Figs. 3 and 4, a modified form of the invent- 1 tion has been:disclosed in which provision is made forvertically adjusting thetransverse arms 13. According .to this form the tower is similar to thetower in the previous form except that its front edges are parallel toeach other and form tracks upon which the transverse arms may be moved.More particularly, the tower, see Fig. 3, is composed from corner angleirons 15 arranged so as to form an H-shape. Braces 16 are securedbetween the inner arms of the corner angles 15 and other braces 1'7 aresecured at the front and rear between the front and rear arms of thecorner braces. A pair of strips 18 acting as tracks are attached on theedges of the front angle irons 15. A slide 19 is arranged across the 9ofront of the tower and is provided with bent ends 20 engaging over thestrips 18 and the edges of the front corner angle irons 15 so as to beslidably supported.

A boss 21 projects from each of the slides 19. 955:: Screws 22threadedly engage thru the bosses 21 and are adapted to abut against anyone of the links 17 which act as the rungs for the tower so that personsmay climb easily up the tower. The screws 22 are provided with enlargedrear ends comprising square portions 23 and heads 24. The transversearms 13" distinguish from the transverse arms 13 in that they are not ofangle shape but flat. Each arm 13' has a square opening which slidablyengages on one of the square sections 23 and each arm is urged againstthe head 24 by an expansion spring 25 arranged around the boss 21 andthe square portion 23 and acting between the slide 19 and the inner faceof the transverse arm 13'. A pair of hooks 26 and

